You are installing a new pre-constructed fence in front of your house. each fence section measures 4 ½ feet wide, and each end will also have a decorative piece that measures 1 ¾ feet wide. if the space for the fence is 30 feet wide, what is the most number of 4 ½ foot fence sections you could install?

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Skylar Calderon

Mathematics

26 July, 11:36

You are installing a new pre-constructed fence in front of your house. each fence section measures 4 ½ feet wide, and each end will also have a decorative piece that measures 1 ¾ feet wide. if the space for the fence is 30 feet wide, what is the most number of 4 ½ foot fence sections you could install?

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Nyla Chang · Answer 1

Since, each side of the fence should have the 1 3/4 feet wide decorative piece, the width of the fence should be subtracted by 2 pieces (1 3/4 feet)

= 26.5 feet

Then, divide the remaining width by 4.5 feet and the answer is 5.88. Thus, approximately 5 pieces of the 4 1/2 feet should be installed.